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Chapter VIII
IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace. There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn. There were two plates with knife and fork at the side, two cups, two chairs drawn up to the table. "You see," she said, gaily and lightly enough, "you _have_ kept me waiting." He glanced swiftly at her as she stood by the fireplace, and away.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He glanced swiftly at her as she stood by the fireplace, and away.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You see," she said, gaily and lightly enough, "you _have_ kept me waiting."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He glanced swiftly at her as she stood by the fireplace, and away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were two plates with knife and fork at the side, two cups, two chairs drawn up to the table.
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From this reading He glanced swiftly at her as she stood by the fireplace, and away.
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From this reading There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn.
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From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
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From this reading There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn.
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From this reading There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He glanced swiftly at her as she stood by the fireplace, and away.
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From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
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From this reading There were two plates with knife and fork at the side, two cups, two chairs drawn up to the table.
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From this reading There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn.
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From this reading There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn.
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From this reading There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn.
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From this reading There were two plates with knife and fork at the side, two cups, two chairs drawn up to the table.
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From this reading There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn.
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From this reading There were two plates with knife and fork at the side, two cups, two chairs drawn up to the table.
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From this reading "You see," she said, gaily and lightly enough, "you _have_ kept me waiting."
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From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
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From this reading There were two plates with knife and fork at the side, two cups, two chairs drawn up to the table.
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From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
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From this reading "You see," she said, gaily and lightly enough, "you _have_ kept me waiting."
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From this reading He glanced swiftly at her as she stood by the fireplace, and away.
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From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You see," she said, gaily and lightly enough, "you _have_ kept me waiting."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced swiftly at her as she stood by the fireplace, and away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He glanced swiftly at her as she stood by the fireplace, and away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
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From this reading "You see," she said, gaily and lightly enough, "you _have_ kept me waiting."
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From this reading There were two plates with knife and fork at the side, two cups, two chairs drawn up to the table.
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From this reading "You see," she said, gaily and lightly enough, "you _have_ kept me waiting."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You see," she said, gaily and lightly enough, "you _have_ kept me waiting."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
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From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
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From this reading There were two plates with knife and fork at the side, two cups, two chairs drawn up to the table.
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From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see," she said, gaily and lightly enough, "you _have_ kept me waiting."
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From this reading "You see," she said, gaily and lightly enough, "you _have_ kept me waiting."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You see," she said, gaily and lightly enough, "you _have_ kept me waiting."
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From this reading There were two plates with knife and fork at the side, two cups, two chairs drawn up to the table.
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From this reading There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He glanced swiftly at her as she stood by the fireplace, and away.
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From this reading He glanced swiftly at her as she stood by the fireplace, and away.
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From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
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From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
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From this reading There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were two plates with knife and fork at the side, two cups, two chairs drawn up to the table.
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From this reading There were two plates with knife and fork at the side, two cups, two chairs drawn up to the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were two plates with knife and fork at the side, two cups, two chairs drawn up to the table.
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From this reading "You see," she said, gaily and lightly enough, "you _have_ kept me waiting."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN HARTE'S CABIN There was a rough board table, oilcloth-covered, in front of the fireplace.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were coffee, bread and butter, crisp slices of bacon, a dish of steaming tinned corn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were two plates with knife and fork at the side, two cups, two chairs drawn up to the table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see," she said, gaily and lightly enough, "you _have_ kept me waiting."
